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Bahrain
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP69.65[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita40933.35[$]
Population1.70[millions]
Land Area668.21[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 90 42.00 5.70
Ecosystem Vitality 100 42.30 2.60
Biodiversity 166 15.30 0.20
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 162 14.70 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 161 14.70 NA
Marine protected areas 61 10.30 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 174 2.00 1.50
Biodiversity Habitat Index 7 69.70 NA
Species Protection Index 176 NA NA
Species Habitat Index NA NA NA
Ecosystem Services 1 100.00 NA
Tree cover loss NA NA NA
Grassland loss NA NA NA
Wetland loss 1 100.00 NA
Fisheries 110 12.90 NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index 43 17.60 NA
Fish caught by trawling 69 6.80 NA
Acidification 117 59.70 31.40
SO2 growth rate 121 57.40 44.80
NOx growth rate 99 62.00 17.90
Agriculture 96 33.20 -4.90
Pesticide NA NA NA
N Mgmt Index 115 33.20 -4.90
Water Resources 16 88.00 NA
Wastewater treatment 16 88.00 NA
Health 68 45.30 6.10
Air Quality 91 34.70 7.70
PM2.5 162 6.30 6.30
Household solid fuels 41 76.90 12.80
Ozone 165 25.00 7.00
NOx 172 0.60 -4.70
SO2 162 10.30 -1.40
CO 133 32.80 -8.60
VOC 101 25.90 -3.40
Sanitation Drinking Water 61 56.60 2.50
Sanitation 54 66.50 4.90
Drinking water 67 50.10 1.00
Heavy Metals 66 58.00 10.20
Lead 66 58.00 10.20
Waste Management 28 62.40 2.40
Solid waste 31 90.30 NA
Recycling 110 14.10 0.30
Ocean Plastics 19 54.80 9.20
Climate Policy 92 39.90 8.80
Climate Change 92 39.90 8.80
CO2 growth rate 50 50.90 22.90
CH4 growth rate 160 16.00 -45.80
F-gas growth rate 25 80.00 5.20
N2O growth rate 167 24.70 20.60
Black Carbon growth rate 91 67.00 67.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 105 30.90 4.60
CO2 from land cover NA NA NA
GHG intensity trend 74 53.40 2.70
GHG per capita 172 NA NA

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Moldova 42.7
Bhutan 42.5
Comoros 42.5
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
Argentina 41.1
Kazakhstan 40.9
GDP per capita
United Kingdom 77.7
Malta 75.2
France 62.5
Czech Republic 59.9
Italy 57.7
Japan 57.2
New Zealand 56.7
Israel 48.2
South Korea 46.9
Bahrain 42
Issue Performance
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Israel 48.2
Mauritius 44.8
Jordan 43.6
Bahrain 42
Georgia 39.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Micronesia 37.4
Turkmenistan 37
Mauritania 28.1
Government Effectiveness
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Greece 56.2
Bahamas 56.2
Poland 50.6
Jamaica 45.6
Bhutan 42.5
Bahrain 42
Indonesia 28.2
India 18.9
Regulatory Quality
Italy 57.7
Spain 56.6
Greece 56.2
North Macedonia 54.3
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Bulgaria 51.9
Bahrain 42
Peru 39.8
Uruguay 37.4
Malaysia 35
Voice and Accountability
Belarus 48.5
Cuba 47.5
Djibouti 47.5
Venezuela 46.4
Bahrain 42
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Rule of Law
Cyprus 58
Hungary 55.1
Botswana 54
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Poland 50.6
Costa Rica 46.3
Tonga 43.8
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
Control of Corruption
Romania 56
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Tunisia 40.7
Marshall Islands 36.2
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
Benin 29.6
China 28.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Armenia 48.3
Bahrain 42
Tunisia 40.7
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Thailand 38.1
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Honduras 36.5
Guinea 31.6
Angola 30.5
Greater Middle East
Israel 48.2
Jordan 43.6
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Tunisia 40.7
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Egypt 35.5
Iran 34.5
Qatar 33
Lebanon 32.2
Small Island Developing States
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Mauritius 44.8
Tonga 43.8
Comoros 42.5
Dominican Republic 42.2
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Guyana 38.5
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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